Barber pole



June 7, 1938.

W. R. SEVERSON 2 Sheets-Sheet l K A; n H l/ /4 Inventor June 7, 1938.

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.4 iiprneys Patented June 7, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application August 10,

4 Claims.

This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in barber poles such as are employed in the display windows of barber shops.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a unique barber pole wherein the rotary element thereof is surfaced with a material simulating hair or in fact is hair.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a barber pole having the rotary element of the pole with attention attracting substance on the surface thereof in the nature of hair.

These and various other important objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent N to the reader of the following specification.

In the drawings:-

Figure 1 represents a side elevational view of the pole structure.

Figure 2 is a, vertical sectional view.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view.

Figure 4 is a side elevational view of the rotary assembly with certain parts broken away.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen that numeral 5 represents the base of the pole the same having the bracket 6. This base 5 receives the lower endof the transparent shell 1, the upper portion of this shell extending into the annulus 8 which is also provided with the bracket 9.

Supported upon the partition Ill located within the upper portion of the shell I is the globe H. An electric light I2 is mounted upon the partition Ill.

The rotary element of the barber pole con F sists of the tubular pole piece IS on which is the tube l4 over which the skin or other sheet of hair surface material I5 is stretched.

1937, Serial No. 158,440

This sheet I5 may have the hairs dyed either in stripes or in a uniform color. Spiders are provided at the upper and lower ends of the pole piece l3 and these are denoted by numeral l6. Suitable suspension means I1 is provided for the 5 rotary element and suitable drive means can be provided for the rotor.

Obviously, hair which is a resident factor of the barber business will in the present instance serve as an advertising or attention attracting 10 factor and this incorporated in a barber pole assembly forms the present invention.

Obviously certain changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention what is claimed as new is:

1. A barber pole rotor comprising a cylindrical mandrel and a sheet of hairy surface material stretched over the said mandrel to form a fixed cover coextensive with the rotor.

2. In a barber pole structure, a, cylindrical rotor, and a fixed covering of hair like material projecting from the surface of the rotary element and coextensive with the element. 7

3. In a barber pole, a cylindrical attention attracting element, and a fixed covering of hair simulating material disposed on the surface of the said element and coextensive with the element.

4. A barber pole rotor comprising a cylindrical shell and a cover entirely surrounding the shell and fixed thereto, said cover having hair projecting from the outer surface thereof.

WILLIAM R. SEVERSON. 

